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St. Patrick's day is coming up and this weekend I started working on my meal plan. Normally I do not start with the dessert but when I came across this recipe for a Guinness chocolate cheesecake I knew that I would be making it immediately. Last year I made a Guinness chocolate cake and I discovered that the combination of Guinness and chocolate is a wonderful one and I could not resist using it in one of my favourite treats, a cheesecake!

This recipe for the Guinness chocolate cheesecake is a pretty basic chocolate cheesecake recipe with the addition of the Guinness but the similarities stop there. The addition of the Guinness changes the texture and properties of the cheesecake making it more souffle like. Normally you can tell when a cheesecake is done by shaking it a bit and if only the center wiggles it is done but the entire surface of this cheesecake will wiggle the whole time, even after 2 hours of baking. You pretty much just have to trust the recipe and the results are certainly worth it!

The Guinness chocolate cheesecake is a moist one as might be expected with all of the extra liquid provided by the Guinness but it is also nice and light and creamy. This cheesecake has a texture that seems to be like a cross between a souffle and fudge and it is simply amazing! The Guinness flavour is very subtle but it seems to enhance the overall chocolate flavour which is quite welcome. In all honesty, this cheese cake does not need any garnishes but feel free to top it with some Bailey's whipped cream if you like.

Guinness Chocolate Cheesecake

One of the most decadent and creamy chocolate cheesecakes around with a hit of Guinness to enhance the chocolate flavour.

Oh wow. I don't think I ever let a cheesecake recipe pass by without bookmarking it, but this one looks especially spectacular! This would be a dangerous thing for me to have in my house for sure. Love those pics with the glass of Guinness alongside! I don't think that it can get any more perfect than that.

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Also fits in two pie shells. Great with Lagunita's Cappucino Stout instead of Guiness. Recipe is awesome. It's too chocolatey for me, I prefer more cheesey/tangey, but still freaking awesome. I made this for Pi day.

Kevin - found your blog tonight and really enjoyed reading your recipes for today, The beer battered fish sandwich looked delicious but I was salivating over the Guinness chocolate cheesecake. Really made me smile - in 1968 I worked in Texas at HemisFair (the World's Fair) in the Irish pavilion. Every day for lunch I would run out and get some chocolate ice cream and come back to the Irish pavilion and make a Guinness float. For years everyone thought I was just a crazy lady for liking the combination of Guinness and chocolate. Glad to see I have company now - it is a great pairing.

This was so good that we couldn't wait for St. Patrick's Day. My friend is an Ire-talian chocoholic, and he adored this cake. Wonderful instructions, perfect to follow, and an amazing result. Thank you.

This really was surprisingly easy, although mine had a weird consistency - like some tiny lumps of cream cheese maybe? Not sure I really know how to cream cream cheese. Was still a big hit at the office on St. Patty's Day!

Made this two days ago for a St. Patrick's party last night. It was such a hit! People would cut themselves a tiny slice but then go back for another two tiny slices, haha. Though to be honest I couldn't taste the Guinness much. But then again chocolate stouts always taste more like chocolate than stout to me, so it probably tastes like it should

I made this last week and it was amazing. I used chocolate graham crackers though. I'm thinking about adding crushed pretzels the next time I make it... in a few weeks for a coworker's birthday. I loved that there was leftover beer to drink while waiting for the cheesecake to bake ;)

The recipe you linked (as well as almost every other one for this cake) ask for a cup of sour cream and two teaspoons of vanilla with the same amount of the other ingredients. Is there a reason you decided to tweak this?

I made this last weekend and in spite of the fact that I didnt add enough cream cheese (I thought it needs 8 ounces) and guinness, it turned out pretty good. The bottom was a tad dry so more butter next time.From Holland so get so confused with the cups and ounces.... :)

Wow. I'm not a great baker but attempted this last night for our St. Patrick's Day/baseball tailgate. It was easy to make and turned out so yummy. The only thing I was worry about was melting chocolate. I felt I needed to add a little more cream. Then I was worry about adding the hot chocolate into a cold batter so I tempered it before adding to the batter. It was such a hit at the tailgate. Definitely a year-round keeper. Thank you!

Ok, I made this for a St Patty's Day party we had last night. It was my first cheesecake ever and it was fabulous! It wasn't hard to make at all. Everyone loved it, even people who said they really didn't care for cheesecake said they could easily eat 4 slices of it.

i made this following the recipe here. can i point out this was the first ever cheesecake i made and i found the recipe wasnt thought out very well. the sugar is not explained properly s it says in the ingrediants 1 tablespoon but then you are instructed to add sugar to the base and topping with no measurment. also the oven temp should probably be at the beginning so you can preheat in time. it was a nice cake but not one i will make again. also saying it takes 2hrs to make is incorret as it has to chill in a fridge over night, this should also be in the prep information not at the end of the recipe as it is miseading. i made mine on the morning that the cake was needed. a lesson i have learned the hard way! must read all recipe before attempting lol!!

I made this for a dinner party full of Guiness lovers yesterday and it was a huge hit. I, myself, hate beer but still loved this cheesecake! Made some homemade whipped cream to go on top and it was perfection. I was absolutely amazed with the results!

All these St Patty's Day recipes look amazing! I'll be making the Guinness cheesecake and soda bread for a party next weekend :) I have the feeling any extra bottles of Guinness will not go to waste (I don't like it on its own) as there are so many creative ideas on this site.

I did not use Guiness...it's pretty low on my list of good Stout, but I'm a beer snob! I used a Ninkasi "Otis" Oatmeal Stout, Eugene, Oregon. Very malt-forward with great "chewy-ness". Unlike most of the posters, I actually made this cheesecake.

The sweet-sour-bitter of this cheesecake is amazing (nevermind the texture)! Used Ghirardelli 86% for the chocolate, and made a ganache to pour over the top from the same with a touch of Planter's Punch (dark rum).

Holly: The pie plate is going to be a bit smaller so you may have extra batter and you can throw it into another small baking dish. The baking time will also be less and I would start checking for it being done at 45 minutes. Enjoy!

I have had this recipe posted on the fridge for a month. Finally made it tonight and it was so simple and my taste test (before chilling overnight) was so yummy! Can wait to have a bit more with coffee tomorrow. Thanks!

Making this for the third time right now; thanks for the awesome recipe. I'm on my second time donating one to an auction "dessert dash" -- the first time it was hotly-contested and raised lots of money! (Hint: it's almost as easy to make two at once, so I make one for home and one to donate)

This is an awesome cheesecake. I put it in a 10" spring form pan (instead of the 9") and doubled the crust ingredients. I also baked it 10 to 15 minutes longer. definitely better the second day, but you know me I couldn't wait and had a piece the day I baked it

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